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Las Vegas - Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao meet Saturday in a fight many thought would never happen -- but which came together thanks to the determination of US entertainment power player Leslie Moonves.
After years of false starts and finger-pointing, the twisting road to the spectacle set to shatter all boxing records for viewership and revenue wound through many locales, from the exclusive reaches of Beverly Hills to NBA courtside seats in Miami.
According to Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum, Moonves -- the chief executive of CBS Corporation -- kept the train on the rails.
"It started when Les Moonves came to my house," said Arum, the founder of Top Rank Promotions.
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After years of false starts and finger-pointing, the twisting road to the spectacle set to shatter all boxing records for viewership and revenue wound through many locales, from the exclusive reaches of Beverly Hills to NBA courtside seats in Miami.
According to Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum, Moonves -- the chief executive of CBS Corporation -- kept the train on the rails.
"It started when Les Moonves came to my house," said Arum, the founder of Top Rank Promotions.
[Click Here To Read More]
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